Gallons of industrial wine uncovered

HA NOI (VNS)— Ha Noi Market Watch impounded 5,000 bottles of wine which were produced using industrial alcohol at soft-drink and wine production units in the capital's Hoai Duc District.

Nguyen Thi Ngan, 32, is the owner of all the illegal products. She failed to give the necessary legal documentation proving the origin of the wine.

The market watch force fined her VND100 million (US$4,800). On the same day, the authorities also destroyed 400 cu.m of smuggled products, mostly beers, wines, candies, cakes and soft-drinks for a variety of violations including being of unclear origin, unsafe quality and breaking copyright regulations. — VNS